it is a couple blocks down the street from amber stanley's home. police believe whoever shot her may have run through this area. >> we need. the public's need >> prince george's county homicide detectives and cadets continue their search all over a 17-year-old amber stanley's kettering neighborhood. looking for clues in storm drains and trash cans. help today's increased presence will encourage anyone with even a tiny bits of information to come forward. >> so many times when you get a lead on the case somebody will say i did not think it mattered. it may not seem that significant to the person, but when that is coupled with something we already have that they don't know, we put it together and it can break the case. >> police are still looking for the person who picks in the front door last week and shot the flowers high school honor roll student multiple times. neighbors are still shocked by the senseless crime. >> we were very saddened by. >> detectives say today they have no information that leads them to believe that after the gunman left the

stanley and -- track down whoever killed amber stanley and today officers are scouring that kettering neighborhood on the same day the young woman was laid to rest. >> reporter: i'm surae chinn in kentland, maryland where family and friends are saying good-bye to 17-year-old amber stanley who was gunned down in her home while police search for her killer. >> i'm hurt because i can't stop the little ones from hurting. i can't make it right. >> reporter: amber stanley's aunt can't explain to the children and their family why their loved one's life was snatched from them. >> no peace because we don't know if they're coming back. >> reporter: today the family had to say a final farewell to the bright talented high school student from kettering. while they celebrated a beautiful life, they know the ugly truth that the killer hasn't been caught. while saying the painful good- byes prince george's county police cadets returned to amber's house and the surrounding neighborhood to comb inch by inch for any missing clues. >> we have information that suggests the suspect in this case left on foo

i can't make it right. >> reporter: amber stanley's aunt can't explain to the children in their family why their loved one's life was snatched from them. >> no peace because we don't know if near coming back. >> reporter: today the family -- they're coming back. >> reporter: today the family had to say a final farewell. while they celebrated a beautiful life, they know the ugly truth the killer hasn't been caught. while saying the painful good- byes, prince george's county police cadets returned to amber's house and the surrounding neighborhood to comb inch by inch for any missing clues. >> we have information that suggests the suspect left on foot down chartsey in this direction and that is why we've expanded the crime scene search. >> reporter: in kettering, maryland, surae chinn, 9 news now. >>> police in houston investigating the death of a fan who fell five stories to his death at reliant stadium. it happened during last night's nfl preseason game between the houston texans and minnesota vikings. the victim was a 25-year-old guy who tumbled off an escalator from the fifth floor do

the 17-year-old amber stanley was killed in her bedroom late wednesday night in the kettering neighborhood of palmer park. since then, police have been going door-to-door handing out flyers and hoping that someone has information that can help

police were in the neighborhood where amber stanley lived and was murdered yesterday handing out flyers. there is also a $25,000 reward in connection to her killing. detectives do say that they responded to that home for a trouble call yesterday as well. they aren't saying what the details are of that call but sources say they are trying to determine if it is connected to amber's slaying. now, investigators say a gunman kicked in the door just after 10:00 wednesday night, climbed the stairs and shot amber multiple times in her bed. several other people in the home got out up harmed. detectives returned to the kettering neighborhood yesterday. they hand out flyers offering that $25,000 reward for information in the death of this quiet, dedicated student who had dreams of going to harvard to study medicine. >> she was just a friendly girl. her sister was the same way. they all was very nice to me. >> i been here about 32 years and raised two kids here and it is devastating to see something that hits right home, right on your street. >> reporter: now, a correction real quick that. call for

her name was amber stanley, an honors student, with dreams of becoming a doctor. that dream came to a violent end. pat collins has the latest. >> reporter: jim, they say it was a masked gunman who kicked down the door of the house, walked into amber stanley's room and then opened fire. tonight police are hoping this flyer, and a $25,000 reward will lead them to the killer. it's a full-court press. detectives out tonight going door to door, handing out flyers trying to collect more information, trying to identify a suspect. 17-year-old amber stanley had high grades. she had high hopes. that all came to a violent end last night, as she was gunned down in her sleep in the bedroom of her home here in kettering. >> apparently a suspect kicked the door in into the home, and fatally shot the 17-year-old female. >> reporter: police say there were other people any house at the time of the shooting. no one else was injured. neighbors s am berg's older a foster child lived there. they say amber's mother wasn't home at the time. shirley robinson lives next door. >> just last

what we know is that someone kicked down the front door to amber stanley's home. then went straight to her bedroom and shot her in her own bed several times. so it appears as though this gunman was on a mission set out to kill someone specific but the big question this morning why amber? she was a beautiful 17-year-old girl. she was an honors student. she had just started her senior year at charles per better flowers high school and -- herbert flowers high school and hope today go to harvard in the fall. she'd told her friends she wanted to become a doctor and now the classmates and teachers? family, no one can understand why anyone would want to kill her. >> all i know is she was a nice quiet little girl. you know. never bothered nobody or nothing like that. >> she was a good kid. you never saw her hanging out in the neighborhood, you saw her going to school and coming home. that's it. >> reporter: the only source of possible friction is with a foster child that was living in amber's home at the time of the shooting. several neighbors told me that amber's mother

i can't make it right. >> reporter: amber stanley's aunt can't explain to the children in their family why their loved one's life was snatched from them. >> no peace because we don't know if they're coming back. >> reporter: today the family had to say a final farewell to the bright talented high school student from kettering. while they celebrated a beautiful life they know the ugly truth that the killer hasn't been caught. while saying the painful good- byes prince george's county police cadets returned to amber's house and surrounding neighborhood to comb inch by inch for any missing clues. >> we have information that suggests that the suspect in this case left on foot down chartsey in this direction. that is why we've expanded the crime scene search. >> reporter: the team is searching under cars, through bushes and turning over any rocks they come across in the neighborhood. >> it's a senseless crime that every resource the police department has has been brought to the table. >> reporter: the flowers high school student was living a full life modeling, mentoring and dreaming of bec

. >> by evening, amber stanley's family was allowed back in to the family home where something strange and terrible occurred last night. about 10:30 p.m. a man kicked in the front door, went directly to the bedroom where the 17-year-old was sleeping, shot her seven times and fled. long-time neighbor has known amber since she was a little girl. >> i can't say anything for except she was a nice young lady. you would see her and she would speak to you and she'd go to school and come back home. >> amber stanley was a senior in the science magnet program at charles flowers high school, an honor student with no apparent enemies in the world. she talked with wanting to attend harvard university next year. is a csignificant cash reward eward in this case. reporting live, jackie benson, news 4. >> thanks, jackie. >>> one of the two young women killed in a freight train derailment on tuesday. earlier today, police released the autopsy report. it says nass and rosemyer were suffocated by a pile of cole. police say the women were not actually hit by the train. they were found buried under the coal

stanley shot and killed in her own home. the principal made the official announcement at the start of the school day. >> students were shakenned. students came up and told stories of amber and how she was an affable child with an infectious smile. >> reporter: prince george's county police are now searching for her killer. around 10:00 last night someone kicked into the front door of her home, went to her bedroom where she was in bed and then shot her several times. >> we're told somebody entered the home. we don't know -- i don't want to say one person or more than one. we know at least one person. >> reporter: neighbors say other people were inside the home but escaped through a window. amber's older sister, her son and a teenage foster child also living in the same home. a few hours later, amber's mother who was not home at the time. the shooting watched as her daughter's body was taken from the home she grew up in. >> to see the mother going through what she had to go through, i wouldn't wish that on anyone. >> reporter:

stanley was shot to death in her bedroom. she was a model, she dreamed of becoming a doctor and going to harvard. her mother spoke to news4's pat collins about her loss. >> i'm so hurt that -- my heart -- it's like it's ripped out of my chest. she's my baby, and -- >> reporter: irma gaither speaking out for the first time since her daughter amber stanley was murdered inside their kettering home. can you think of any reason why anyone would want to kill amber? >> none. none. the people that knew her, you know, she was a nice girl. she was a nice person. she was a lovable person. >> reporter: 17-year-old amber, a high school senior. she had a promising future. she was an accomplished model, an honors student. she wanted to go to harvard. she talked of becoming a doctor. all those dreams destroyed violently wednesday night when a masked gunman kicked down the door of her home, went to amber's bedroom and then opened fire. if i could sit there and look into the lens of that camera and you could talk to the person responsible for

amber stanley was found shot to death in her own bet. news4's jackie bensen has the latest. >> reporter: cadets were brought to a wooded area near the murder scene to search for evidence, including a gun from the mysterious murder of amber stanley. about 10:30 p.m. last wednesday, a man kicked in the door where the 17-year-old lived with her mother, older sister and foster sister. he went directly to amber's bedro bedroom, shot her several times, while the other occupants escaped through a windows. >> witnesses always notice the guy running with "bad guy" written on his forehead. we're being told he was not running necessarily. he may have been walking, fast-walking, maybe thinking i'm not going to bring attention to myself and i'm going to walk. >> reporter: not far away, they attended a memorial service. >> amber was only 17. she never got a chance. the last time i saw her was at an audition of fashion week. we all modeled together for like five years. >> we went to the same school, in the same program. we both wanted to be models. she

amber stanley was shot multiple times while others inside the home took off. let's head over now to audrey barnes with the latest on the investigation. >> neighbors say there's been a lot of increased traffic on chartsey street lately where amber stanley lived with her mother, sister and a foster child. tuesday detectives went to the home for a trouble call. they aren't releasing a lot of details about that. sources say they're actively trying to determine if there's any connection to amber's slaying. investigators say a gunman kicked in the front door of the home after 10:00 wednesday night, climbed the stairs and shot amber multiple times while she let in her bedful several other people in the home got out -- bed. several other people in the home got out unharmed. detectives returned to the kettering neighborhood today handing out flyers offering a $25,000 reward for information in the death of this quiet dedicated student with dreams of going to harvard to study medicine. >> she was just a friendly girl. her sister was the same way. they all were nice i mea

detectives say a man broke into amber stanley's home late wednesday night and shot her and then ran pauch stanley, a senior at charles flowers high school, was an honor student that dreams of attending harvard. neighbors had nothing but kind words for her, calling her smart, quiet, and kind. >> i can't say anything except she was a nice young lady and you would see her and she would speak to you. >> she was a quiet girl, you know. and just watching her grow up to be a beautiful young girl, that's really was so heart wrenching, because she was a good kid. >> amber stanley lived with her mother and older sister and her child and a teenage foster sister. police visited the home recently because of a reported assault on amber's foster sister. it's unclear if that incident has any connection to her murder. >>> 4:35 now. this morning it appears that lance armstrong will lose his seven tour de france titles. the cyclist announced he's giving up his fight against the u.s. antidoping agency. that organization difficult "american idol" kused armstrong of using performance enhancing drugs to win the

amber stanley was monday night when down the frontke door. straight toeaded her bedroom and shot her several times. she was a star student at the forence magnet program at hours high school with hopes of flowers a doctor -- at school. a funeral mass for elizabeth for 11:00 thised morning and will be held at the church of. of two viewings for rose .ayr plan today for today.ned both 19-year-old young women crushed during a train derailment. >> and how tropical storm isaac is causing tony in silver chicken.ooking jerk good morning, washington. >> it's 5:37. that chicken looks good. it does. let's check in with adam caskey. and how about it a grave -- gravy-d donuts filled donut? we are in the '60s mainly. 63 in frederick. 62 in martinsburg. 70 in lexington park. highs in the upper 80s this especially around the beltway. mid 80's in outlying areas. the weekend looks unsettled with a few spotty showers saturday and sunday. back to you. >> thank you. some lanes on interstate 66 closed thisll be weekend at the beltway because of construction. not o'

. >> reporter: police now tell us that the day before amber stanley was murdered, they went to the home for what is being described as a trouble call and sources now say investigators are trying to determine if there is a connection. officers searched stanley's home yesterday taking away boxes of evidence and scouring the neighborhood for clues. police say the gunman went to the home on chartsy street around 10:00 wednesday night, kicked in the door and went upstairs and shot the 17-year- old honor student multiple times in her bed. she lived in the home with her mother, sister and a foster child. police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information in the murder. so far, investigators have no motive and for those who live in the neighborhood, it is all unnerving. >> if somebody is that bold that they are going to kick in somebody's door and go in somebody's room and take their life, that is something that i guess everybody is going to have a hard time dealing and adjusting to that. our kids go all the way up to 17. a lot of them probably go to the same high school or they know

visitors are hoping someone has information that will lead them to the person who shot amber stanley in her own bed late last night. fox 5's audrey barnes is working this one. >> this is the flyer detectives were handing out in the kettering neighbor offering a $25,000 reward for information to help them catch the person who gunned amber stanley down while she slept. prince george's county police are throwing every available resource at this case. as they headed out into the neighborhood where 17-year-old amber stanley was shot to death in her bed, more than one of these seasoned prince george's county detectives remarked it could have been their daughter or the girl next-door. >> we're investigating a homicide that occurred last night. >> reporter: tyronn patterson lives a few doors down from the home amber shared with her mother, sister and foster child. he says her death has made him feel unsafe in his home for the first time in decades. >> that somebody is that bold that they're going to kick in somebody's door and go in somebody's room and take their life, that's something i gue

. >> 17-year-old amber stanley was gunned down in her own home wednesday night. 9news now ken molestina has more. >> reporter: prince george's county police detectives spend the evening passing out flyers in the kettering neighborhood where stan low was murdered. the 17-year-old was a student at charles herbert flowers high school. >> reporter: it was a sad reality. >> reporter: she hoped to go on to harvard university. >> very shocking, such a nice young lady. >> reporter: according to prince george's county police someone came into more house and shot her multiple times inside her own bedroom. neighbors tell 9news now three other family members inside the house managed to escape the shooting by crawling out of windows. >> i think it's a tragedy. we havement had anything like this happen at least that i know of in this area. >> reporter: thursday night nearly a full day after the shooting investigators were still left with a long list of unanswered questions. the victim's older sister who was inside at the time of the shooting returned for the first time since it happened. throughout t

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. >> we have a developing story searching for a killer. 17-year-old amber stanley was death as she was lying in bed. police said around 10:30, eight kicked in her door, went -- a gunman kicked into heror, went bedroom, and shot her several times. >> a maryland lawmaker what says alcohol before a sunday boat crashed in anne arundel county that injured him and five others. dwyer says he was operating of two boats involved. one child suffered a skull fracture, the other a broken arm. dwyer says he regrets his behavior. the man accused of killing wife in her has resumed ae hunger strike. a psychiatrist say he has stopped eating and has been the hospital three month.his murder anded with strangulation death of 91- old.- >> another voice has been added over tolls on interstate 95. are raising issues the tolls. say making people pay to on 95 would hurt that part the state, which is one of .he poorest gov. bob mcdonnell says there is taxes,tite for new state way tos on the only money for high repair. >> worries increase about west now virus. on the have an update spread of the virus. the natio

once in the home they found 17-year-old amber stanley shot and killed inside her bedroom. police say she was actually in her bed at the time. detectives are investigating the possibility thj was a home invasion. >> we know at least one person entered the home. >> it's believed the male suspect shot and killed the 17-year-old and left without shooting or injuring any of the other women in the house. neighbors tell us the 17-year-old's older sister and foster sister were home when this all happened. her mother arrived later, and watched in disbelief as her daughter's body was brought out of their home. >> anyone ever said, you know, if there was -- i would have never expected, you know, that it be her. she was a good child. >> neighbors say amber was a dedicated student who ked her head in the books. a sentiment also reected by her principal. she was a senior this year. >> she was a very affable young lady. students loved her, teachers loved her, very active in our school community. very intelligent as well, a part of our science and technology program, where she was excelli

. >> reporter: amber stanley was an honors student at high school. they say she wanted to go to harvard, she wanted to be a doctor. today at the school, a moment of silence, and grief counselors deployed to help students and teach e teachers overcome the lost. >> she was very affable. students loved her. teachers loved her. she was active in our school community. >> reporter: sources say police were here days ago to investigate allegations of asought on the foster teenager who lives here. it's unclear whether or not that had anything to do with the shooting last night. in the meantime, police continue to look for evidence continue to search for a motive, continue to try and identify a suspect. was amber stanley targeted? if so, why? or was this a case of mistaken identity? there is more to be known here. live in accountering, i'm pat collins, news4. >>> a developing story tonight. a serious boat crash in maryland state delegate don dwyer operated one of the boats involved in this collision near pasadena last night. police say they took a blood sample

killed amber stanley? police were back out to night. they are searching for clues and questions of the teen's and a's -- neighbors. autria godfrey is live in kettering. >> please are handing this out tonight. asking neighbors if they heard or saw anything out ordinary last night. they are also offering a cash for any information that leads to an arrest. is no suspect in cut -- in custody and there is a sense of uneasiness. more than 20 investigators where 17-e community stanley lived. is sad. a young lady. see nobody wanting to hurt her. >> police say an intruder broke door, headedt bedroom, ander a barrage of bullets on the team. noit is somebody who had respect for human life. down the door and should person, that is premeditated. >> the young woman was wishing to one day become a doctor. >> it is hard to believe. very hard to believe. >> stanley was a star in the program at here school. with very little to go on, the police say everything could be a lead. >> in most cases, they are the n completing a case. there information could go

earlier this week, a man broke into the home and shot 17-year-old amber stanley while she was asleep. stanley was an honors student who was hoping to become a doctor one day. news 4's pat collins spoke to amber's mother about her loss. >> i'm so hurt, and my heart is like it's ripped out of my chest. she was my baby. >> reporter: irma gaither speaking out for the first time sips h since her daughter amber stanley was murdered for the first time inside their kettering home. can you think of any reason why anyone would want to kill amber? >> none, none. the people that knew her, she was a nice girl. she was a nice person. she was a lovable person. >> reporter: 17-year-old amber, a high school senior. she had a promising future. she was an accomplished model, an honored student. she wanted to go to harvard. she talked of becoming a doctor. all those dreams destroyed violently wednesday night when a masked gunman kicked down the door of her home, went to amber's bedroom, and then opened fire. irma, if you could sit there now and you could look into the lens of that camera and you could ta

an intruder shot amber stanley as she slept late wednesday night, but tonight we've learned police are looking into the possibility that the killing was a case of mistaken identity. fox 5's audrey barnes has that story tonight. >> barbara diment believes the person who shot and killed amber was actually looking for someone else. salon owner barbara diment said she'll never forget the tearful call from her friend and co- worker erma gaither telling her that her little girl who practically grew up in the salon was dead. >> she really couldn't say nothing because she was just crime >> reporter: two days later the porch light is still on at the home in upper marlboro where 17-year-old amber stanley was shot and killed by a gunman who kicked in the front door, climbed the stairs to her bedroom and shot her multiple times while she slept. >> i thought it was really strange for someone to break in and go straight to amber's room. you know, it just didn't seem right. >> reporter: when diment learned how amber was killed, she got chills remembering what another girl who has been living in the f

en esta casa anoche, amber stanley, una joven de 17 anos fue asesinada en su propia cama... "estoy muy asustada, yo tengo nietos tambien ...me preocupa ver a gente joven herida de esa manera, asesinada ...me preocupa mucho...." de acuerdo con la policia de prince george, a la joven le dispararon varias veces.... los investigadores estan tratando de decifrar quien toco la puerta de la joven en la noche para asesinarla en su cama... "ella era una joven muy amable, su hermana era igual, todas ella era muy buenas conmigo." aun no se sabe si amber conocia a su asesino ya que nadie salio herido anoche. la madre de la joven y sus otras dos hermanas lograron escapar ...la po licia no quiso dar descripciones de el sospechosos fuera de camaras que actuo solo... los detectives estan preguntando a los vecinos por cualquier tipo de informacion "la policia toco la puerta, yo abri y me preguntaron si habia escuchado algo. yo no escuche nada . me preguntaron mi nombre, yo se los di, me imagino que estaban registrand o las placas de los autos ..." hola que tal... buenas noches...una reunion

police now tell us that the day before amber stanley was murdered, they went to her home for what is being described as a trouble call and sources now say investigators are trying to determine if there is a connection to her murder. officers searched stanley's home yesterday taking away boxes of evidence and scouring the neighborhood for clues. police say the gunman went to the home on chartsey street around 10:00 wednesday night, kicked in the door, then went upstairs and shot the 17-year- old honor student multiple times in her bed. she lived in the kettering neighborhood home with her mother, sister and a foster child. police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information in the murder. so far, investigators have no motive. and for those who live in the neighborhood, it is all unnerving. >> somebody is that bold that they are going to kick in somebody's door and then go in somebody's roomable take -- room and take their life. i guess everybody will have a hard time adjusting to that. our kids go up to 17. a lot of them probably goes to the the same high school or they know

. >> night amber stanley was killed, the gunman kicked up the front door, went up a flight of stairs and shot her multiple times. as many as three others inside the home heard the commotion and were able to escape through a window unharmed. >> amber stanley just begun her senior year at flowers high school. she had designs on attending harvard university before going to medical school. if you think you can help the police solve this case, there is a $25,000 reward. shawn. >> hope someone out there knows something. paul wagner, ank you. >>> a news alert out of montgomery county where a virginia man is accused of praying on a 12-year-old girl. police say nathan met the victim online where she was pretending to be an adult. after several phone calls, the two met at a park near the bethesda home. some of her family members saw her getting out of his car and started to follow him. he pointed gun at him out of the window. police arrested him the next day. they found a gun, handcuffs, zip ties, rope, and a ski mask in his car. he is now charged with first- degree assault, kidnapping, and se

old amber stanley in intruder kicked in door, walked upstairs into a bedroom, and shawn perry multiple times. >> she was very sweet, beautiful inspiring, onry way to college. the mother was inconsolable waser daughter's body from the home. detectives spent hours dusting for prince and canvassing the neighborhood, looking in garbage drains fororm evidence, including the gun. several people in however the 17-year- old was fatally shot. >> this person walked to the amber bus stop with yesterday morning. nothing seemed out of the .rdinary i told her bye. tragic. >> neighbors and friends say the honor and friendsat flowers high school had dreams of going to harvard and becoming a lawyer. for any parent, just to see the stress last night, the mother what she went i would not wish that anyone. >> it does not make any sense. >> the male suspect is still on the lows this afternoon. thece not ready to say if teenager attacker. mother and the two sisters the home at the time were not harmed. john gonzalez reporting from kettering. >> of 15 year-old in critical being hit by a car while on a bicycl

stanley to dea in her bed. investigators have information that the murderer left the scene on foot, walking, not running, down chartsey street. >> he came down this way and he's not running. that's another thing. people, witnesses always notice the guy running with bad guy written on his forehead. this guy, we're being told, was not running, necessarily. he may have been walking. he may have been fast walking and he may have been thinking, i'm not going to bring attention to myself and i'm going to walk through this neighborhood and then no one will notice me because this is a nice neighborhood. it's a safe community. people walk in this neighborhood. >> reporter: residents are concerned that no one has been arrested. they're glad to so such resources being used to find the killer. >> i'm glad the crews are out here, you know, able to do some extra investigating to see what else is going on. i thk the whole situation is pretty sad, but, hopefully they can get some leads out here or maybe in other areas of the n

detectives say a man broke in to amber stanley's home late wednesday night and shot her. then ran off. >>> this morning it appears lance armstrong will lose his seven tour de france titles. the legendary cyclist announced he is giving up the sight against the u.s. anti-doping agency. we will have much more throughout the stories. first, good morning the you. i'm eun yang. >> welcome back to "news4 today" on this friday, friday finally here. take a live look outside at 5:30 this morning. a little warmer than it has been on other mornings this week. tom kierein is here. at least no rain in today's forecast. >> getting a little spoiled, aren't we? >> we are. >> expecting it now every day but actually humidity has creeped back up again. it's feeling sort of like a typical august summer morning. looking at what's been happening over the last 12 hours we've had this stream of cloudiness coming in from the south heading north. right over most of virginia and maryland and eastern and western virginia and eastern shore, all coming from a trough of low pressure that is triggering s

stanley was gunned down inside her home late wednesday night. police say they have no description of a suspect. and they don't even know if this was the work of one person or several people. neighbors say that this is not the first time police have been at that home. they say that the girl's mother had sheltered a series of foster children and on tuesday, police were at the home when one of the foster children complained of mistreatment. >>> all right. okay. now we're going to go to -- new york city. there's breaking news there. a shooting occurred a gunman opened fire outside the empire state building. we're receiving reports that two people are dead and eight others are injured. manuel gallegus has more on the shooting and the investigation. [ no audio ] >> reporter: police and emergency workers respond to a mass shooting outside one of new york city's most famous landmarks. it was around 9:00 a.m. when shots rang out near the empire state building on new york's fifth avenue. earlier reports from law enforcement say the gunman may have been a

prince georges county police say 17-year-old amber stanley was found shot inside her home on chartsey street last night. the police are searching for the shooter and trying to determine a motive. stanley was an honor student at flowers high school in springdale. >>> a dire warning for maryland health officials tonight. thousands of fans who attended a exhibition game may have been exposed to rabies. the state department of health said a bat landed on someone in the 500 section at the ravens- lions game last friday at the mmt bank stadium in baltimore. they believe other people may have been touched by the bat as well. authorities are asking anyone who came in contact with the bat to give them a call. and. >>> the worst outbreak ever. the fight against the west nile virus nationwide and what local officials are doing prevent it from spreading in our area. [ male announcer ] some think obamacare is the same as free health care. but nothing is free. obama is raiding $716 billion from medicare, changing the program forever. taxing wheelchairs and pacemakers. raising taxes on families maki

amber stanley had her head phones on in her bedroom when a man kicked in the door to the home, came upstairs and shot her multiple times. family was smart, well liked and going places according to the principal. police don't know if she was the target or if the suspects were looking for someone else. >> we have a follow up on the breaking news from last night at 11. we know the name of the man shot and killed after he ambushed police. he last lived in baltimore. he was serving a sentence fora soughing -- assaulting an officer. he broke into a home and stole a gun. then when police arrived they told him to drop the gun and give up. he wouldn't, he went for something on his waist so they shot him. investigators found a suicide note near his body. >>> and they were going after drug dealers in gown anne's this morning. we had 13 homes, got a police knock on the door and they were in -- they were at stevensville, chester, graysonville and police said they were going after drug dealers but that's all they are saying right now of the investigation. >> new tonight baltimore city police investigating

police say late wednesday night a man broke into a home and shot and killed 17-year-old amber stanley. she was a senior at charles flowers high school and was an honor student who had dreams of going to howard. >> she was very applicable young lady. students loved her. teachers loved her. she was very active in our school community. just a huge loss for us all and her classmates and her teachers are -- are going through the grieving process. >> and i misspoke, she had dreams of going to harvard. police visited the home recently because of a reported assault on amber's foster sister. it's unclear if that incident has any connection to the murder. >>> fbi is investigating this bizarre break-in at the bank of america in the northeast. surveillance video last friday at the branch on connecticut avenue and woodly park. the person seen here is wearing a hazmat suit. that person got inside an empty storefront next door. very similar break-in happened there last year but no hazmat suit involved that time. the person did not take anything. >>> today in maryland, family and friends will gather

a 17-year-old amber stanley was gunned down in her own bedroom. earlier tonight, i spoke to her sister who was do distraught to go on camera but she hopes police get to the bottom of it. right now the killer is on the loose and right now everyone is asking the same question. why. prince george's county police detectives spent the evening passing out flyers in the neighborhood where she was murdered. >> it's a sad reality. >> reporter: those that knew her said she was a standout student. >> very shocking. such a nice young lady. >> reporter: according to prince george's coy police, someone came into her house and shot her multiple times inside her own bedroom. neighbors tell 9news three other family members who were inside the house managed to escape the shooting by crawling out of windows. >> i think it's a tragedy. we haven't had anything like this happen at least that i know of in this area. >> reporter: thursday night, nearly a full day after the shooting, investigators were still left with a long list of unanswered questions. the victim's olde

. >> police say they went to amber stanley's home tuesday to investigate an undisclosed crime reported by another person living in the house. the next day amber was shot and killed. a family friend thinks the killer got the wrong girl. [ audio difficulties ] >> she came over to me and she said someone tried to, you know, grab me, take me into the woods and he had a knife and she had to fight him off. >> reporter: now that you hear what's happened at the house, what do you think? >> i do because amber is such a good killed i do believe that. i do. >> reporter: that it had something to do -- >> with that girl. >> there is a $25,000 reward available for information that leads police to amber's killer. football arrangements are not complete -- funeral arrangements are not complete yet. >>> a guilty plea of a montgomery county man accused of stealing a car with a toddler and mother inside. police say last july terron alvin white carjacked the vehicle at a baltimore gas station. the nightmare ended on the beltway when the 24-year-old victim bailed out of the car with her son. fox 5's tom fit

they are saying police are that amber stanley had her headphones on and was in her bedroom what gunman kicked open the door to the home and came upstairs and shot and killed her. police are not sure if she was targeted or if there was a person there looking for someone else. stanley went to flowers high school and had dreams of one day attending harvard. >>> students in frederick county public schools may be able to use cell phones during lunch and possibly during classroom changes. school officials say they are considering relaxing the restrictions that have been around for years. the superintendent says it is time to update the policy and that general will he rye queers students -- generally requires students to keep phones off and out of classroom during school hours. >>> good service pays off for a rhode island waitress. she makes about 60 bucks a night, 100 on a good night. but one day, the single mother got a tip she never would have expected. a couple came in to uncle tony's in cranston and liked her service. and they let her know the best way possible. >> i will be right back w

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. >> she was amber stanley and a senior at the high school who hoped to attend harvard university next fall. ken molestina has more on the case. >> reporter: they spent the evening passings out flyers in the neighborhood where stanley was murdered. the 17-year-old was a student at flowers high school. >> it's a sad reality. >> reporter: those say she was a standout student. >> very shocking. such a nice young lady. >> reporter: according to prince george's county police someone came into her house and shot her multiple times inside her own bedroom. neighbors tell 9news now three other family members managed to escape the shooting by crawling out of windows. >> i think it's a tragedy. we haven't had anything like this happen at least that i know of in this area. >> reporter: thursday night nearly a full day after the shooting investigators were still left with a long list of unanswered questions. the victim's older sister returned for the first time since it happened. throughout the day dozens of detectives could be seen at the home turned murder scene along the street. all of them look

attended amber stanley's memorial service say was heart wrenching. everybody, all for , as soon as they e door, they would down. >> a start in the science magnet program was murdered last wednesday. he went straight to her room and her without words are while she sat in her bed. >> it is a senseless crime. >> part of that effort was on display this morning as police searched their roots the took to walk, not to run, from the crime. police revealed they do not crime was entirely random. >> statistically in homicide cases, it is a high probability that the person who did this had some connection to that home. neighbors say they cannot but be nervous. >> i hope they assaulted soon. >> -- solve it soon. say that more than likely, there was some link to this hon. this was not a random crime. i asked him specifically if he felt the community was still in danger. but he would not elaborate. they are appealing to the public help at all they can provide. >> some tense moments on the tour today as police searched two gunmen after an attempted armed robbery. th

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amber stanley had her headphones on in her bedroom when a gunman kicked open the door and came upstairs and shot her a number of times. police are not sure if she was targeted or if the suspects were looking for someone else. stanley was an honor student at flowers high school and had dreams of one day attending harvard. >>> friends and family are gathering or today to pay good- bye to a pg county officer killed in a crash while pursuing a vehicle in beltsville. funeral for adrian morris is tuesday in mitchellville. at the time of the crash two officers were chasing a car that matched the description of a car involved in a theft that took place in laurel. >>> today marks the one year anniversary of matthew vandyke escape from prison in libya. he grew up in south baltimore but when libya's revolution broke down he joined and fought with the rebel forces. now vandyke says he plans to head to another war zone this time he is going to syria. he plans to make a documentary about the revolution in the country and abc2 news christian schaeffer sat down with him and being see the interview toni

amber stanley. she was lying in bed listening to music. sad. is so a young, prosperous lady. the science star in magnet program at flowers high and recently started an aspiring doctors group. >> to kick somebody's door down t shooting a young person, that is premeditated. where dozens of investigators canvassed the quiet community, going door-to-door asking and searching storm drains and garbage cans for the murder weapon. in most cases, they are the line of completing a case. their information can goal long way as far as solving the crime. >> we can tell you this morning on august 17, police were called to the same home, some with the foster child. police are not saying if that is to thisay connected homicide. live, john gonzalez, abc 7. tropical storm isaac pressure e caribbean and is still on track to become the hurricane of the atlantic season. >> board is keeping a close eye interfere withd the republican national convention in. visitors expected to be there when it could potentially hit on tuesday. but the governor and the mayors say the city is prepared. >> we are read

somebody kicked in the door to amber stanley's home last night. police believe the high school student was targeted. they do not know why. the national country joe received a $5 million gift to fix damage from the earthquake -- national cathedral received a $5 million gift to fix damage from the earthquake. repairs could take several years, however, and cost $20 million. >> world news is keeping a close eye on tropical storm isaac. i know you'll be talking about the tropical storm. it could become a hurricane. >> that is right. it could be as soon as tonight. everyone is saying, what about all of those people? we will tell you about the emergency plan. >> another concern is the west nile virus. i know you will be tackling that tonight. >> i know is affecting people in d.c. as well. we will take you through the details of what happens when you have symptoms and what consequences and how to make sure you stay as healthy as you can. >> thank you very much. you can watch those stories and more tonight. >> two d.c. airports have been ranked among the c

amber stanley was 17 years old. she was an honors student and a model. she wanted to study to be a doctor. she was killed inside her home on wednesday night. she was in bed. pat collins has our report. >> i'm so hurt in my heart. she was my baby. >> reporter: irma gaither speaking out for the first time since her daughter was murdered inside their home. >> reporter: can you think of any reason why anyone would want to kill amber. irges none. none. the people that knew her. she was a nice girl. she was a nice person. she was a loveable person. >> 17-year-old amber, a high school senior, she had a promising future. she was an accomplished model an honestors student. she talked about becoming a doctor. all those dreams destroyed violently wednesday night when a masked gunman kicked down the door of her home, went to amber's bedroom and then opened fire. if you could sit there now and look into the lens of that camera and talk to the person responsible for amber's death, what would you say? >> why would you want to hurt her at all? for what reason? it doesn'

amber stanley was shot to death in her bedroom last week. today cadets from the prince george's county police academy searched the area near the murder scene looking for evidence. police now tell us the suspect may have walked through the neighborhood after the murder. they're hoping someone saw him. coming up tonight on 5:00, jackie bensen will have more on how stanley was honored during a memorial service today. >>> still ahead, simon cowell to the rescue, how the former "american idol" judge saved nine people from drowning. >>> another shake-up. who could be replacing randy jackson? >>> a retired railroad worker is $337 million richer. how a long line they gas station how a long line they gas station helpedhe's made his choice. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals

. >> irma gayer speaking out for the first time suns her daughter amber stanley was murdered inside their kettering home. >> can you think of any reason why anyone would want to kill amber? >> none. none. the people that knew her, she was a nice girl, a nice person, a loveable person. >> reporter: 17-year-old amber, a high school senior, she had a promising future. she was an accomplished model, an honor student. she wanted to go to harvard, talked of becoming a doctor. all those dreams destroyed violently wednesday night from a masked gunman kicked down her home. rend to the bedroom and opened fire. >> if you can't sit there and look into the lens of that camera and you could talk to the person responsible for amber's death, what would you say? >> i would ask them why would you want to kill her, to brutally kill her that way? why would you want to her her at all? for what reason? it doesn't make sense? >> reporter: in prince george's county, i'm pat collins, news4. >>> new police dashboard video just into our newsroom shows the dramatic molt after a suspect stolle a car with a mother and

stanley murder. the 17-year-old honor student was killed in her sleep last week at her home. crews are focusing on the intersection of ascenton drive and campbell drive. killer is still on the loose. >>> four firefighters burned while battling a fire last night are out of the hospital this morning. another firefighter who shared his air mask with a woman trapped in her apartment remains hospitalized. >>> 23 years, that is how long george huguely will spend behind bars. the judge handed down the sentence yesterday to the former university of virginia lacrosse player from our area convicted of murdering his ex- girlfriend yeardly love in 2010. >>> we're learning of a surprise phone call made minutes before last month's colorado movie theater shooting. in a court hearing thursday, defense attorneys revealed suspect james holmes called the afterhours number at a hospital at the university of colorado. he was apparently trying to reach a school psychologist who has testified she met with holmes one time.